Software Developer II - Android Flight App
Overview
Join Esri’s ArcGIS Flight team and help shape the future of drone technology for mapping and analytics. Our Android apps empower users to plan, control, and capture high-quality imagery and video from drones, delivering critical data for industries and missions around the world.
As a Software Developer, you’ll collaborate with a talented, cross-functional team of engineers, product managers, and designers to create intuitive, high-performance mobile experiences that integrate cutting-edge Android and drone technologies. You’ll have the opportunity to gain valuable industry experience in UAS / drones, one of the fastest-growing technologies in the geospatial software world. Your work will involve exciting challenges such as real-time drone control, autonomous mission planning, and seamless integration with ArcGIS mapping tools, all while writing clean, scalable, and maintainable code.
If you are passionate about building a complex drone control app for the best imagery product in the world, join us!
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the team to design, develop, and enhance the ArcGIS Flight Android app
- Implement features that connect drones to powerful mapping and analytics workflows
- Work with modern Android frameworks, Jetpack libraries, KMP, and Kotlin best practices
- Contribute to code reviews, testing, and continuous improvement of our development process
- Implement unit tests to ensure baseline quality in all releases
Requirements
- 2+ years of commercial Android software development experience
- Strong math skills, especially related to trigonometry and geometry
- Understanding of algorithms and design patterns
- Experience working with REST services and/or 3rd party SDK’s
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or related field
Recommended Qualifications
- Experience building spatial/mapping applications or software components
- Experience with Android Jetpack Compose
- Experience with KMP
- Familiarity with ArcGIS platform
- Experience with ArcGIS Maps SDK
- Experience developing software for drones
- Experience developing apps with Swift
- Experience working with remote teams
Total Rewards
Esri’s competitive total rewards strategy includes industry-leading health and welfare benefits: medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance for employees (and their families), 401(k) and profit-sharing programs, minimum accrual of 80 hours of vacation leave, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year, and opportunities for personal and professional growth. Base salary is one component of our total rewards strategy. Compensation decisions and the base range for this role take into account many factors including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.
The Company
At Esri, diversity is more than just a word on a map. When employees of different experiences, perspectives, backgrounds, and cultures come together, we are more innovative and ultimately a better place to work. We believe in having a diverse workforce that is unified under our mission of creating positive global change. We understand that diversity, equity, and inclusion is not a destination but an ongoing process. We are committed to the continuation of learning, growing, and changing our workplace so every employee can contribute to their life’s best work. Our commitment to these principles extends to the global communities we serve by creating positive change with GIS technology. For more information on Esri’s Racial Equity and Social Justice initiatives, please visit our website here.
If you don’t meet all of the preferred qualifications for this position, we encourage you to still apply!
Esri is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.
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